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Many people today would like the traditional two-parent family back, that is to say, they want a man and a woman to (31)______ for life, they also think the man should support the family and the woman should stay home with the children. However, few families now (32)______ into this category. In fact, if more women decide to have children on their own, the single-parent household may become more typical than the traditional family in many countries. Also, unmarried couples may decide to have more children – or they might take in foster children or (33)______. And because people are staying single and living longer (often as widows), there may be more one-person households. (34)______ the other hand, some people believe similar events happen again and again in history: if this is true, people may go back to the traditional (35)_____ or nuclear family of the past. Others think the only certainty in history is change: in other words, the structure of the future family could begin to change faster and faster and in more and more ways.
31: A. marry B. wed C. engage D. gather
32: A. belong B. crowd C. group D. fall
33: A. bring up B. feel C. adapt D. adopt
34: A. In B. At C. On D. For
35: A. extended B. extensive C. enlarged D. big

Answer 1

31. marry

32. fall

33. adopt

34. On

35. nuclear

Step-by-step explanation:

31. Marry is the most common verb for getting married.

32. fall is the most appropriate verb to describe how few families now fit into the traditional two-parent family category.

33. adopt is the most appropriate verb to describe how unmarried couples may take in foster children or adopt children.

34. On is the most appropriate preposition to use in this sentence because it indicates the time period in which some people believe similar events happen again and again in history.

35. nuclear is the most appropriate adjective to describe the traditional two-parent family of the past.